Advocacy Resources

Sample Letter to Congress Regarding Health Care Reform

How Do I Call Congress and What Do I Say?

Reaching out to the Media, an advocacy resource provided by Faces and Voices of Recovery

Sample Op-Ed

Expanding Your Influence: Effective Techniques for Grassroots Advocacy, a PowerPoint presentation provided by Advocacy Associates, LLC. 

Glossary of Congressional Terms

Blueprint for the States, policy recommendations for states regarding alcohol and drug prevention and treatment.

Improving the Quality of Health Care for Mental and Substance-Use Conditions, a 2005 Institute of Medicine report.

Useful Websites

THOMAS, Legislative information from the Library of Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

SAMHSA, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

ONDCP, Office of National Drug Control Policy

NIDA, National Institute on Drug Abuse

NIAAA, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

NIMH, National Institute of Mental Health

Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems, Provides research-based information on effective alcohol treatment.

Join Together, Resource for alcohol and drug policy, prevention and treatment.

Time to Talk, a website of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, designed to encourage and empower parents to have ongoing discussions with their kids about the risks of drug and alcohol abuse.

Stay tuned for email alerts requesting your advocacy help on this important bill! Introduced on March 3, 2009 and passed by the full House on April 2, 2009. 

[Contact your U.S. Representative]

[Contact your U.S. Senator]

This is a new website designed primarily for mentors, which features the web-based system they use for contacts and a restricted list serve [www.PCSSmentor.org]